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Building a new PC with Watercooling

niqniq935
By niqniq935
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I've totally revamped my plan for my build and here's what I have so far. Any suggestions on the watercooling areas?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2UBKx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2UBKx/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($304.99 @ NCIX US) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Premium Silver 7g Thermal Paste  ($13.53 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg) 
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Phoebus 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  ($178.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Linksys WUSB6300 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($55.24 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 59.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.01 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold S 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($154.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($49.99 @ Mwave) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($175.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Microcenter) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Microcenter) 
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3130.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 23:48 EST-0500)
 
WATERCOOLING

Card Reader/Fan Controller/Temp Sensor: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8384/bus-175/Thermal-Star_LCD_Media_Panel_7-in-1_Card_Reader_Fan_Controller_Temp_Display_TS-T001.html?tl=g34c139s296

 
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Sleeving Tools (Heatshrinkless Method):
 
Lighting:
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Why would you watercool a 4771?? Get a 4770K.... to overclock... which is the whole point of water...

 

Also, you'll need at least a 780 to get much out of a tri monitor setup - only like $50 more than the 770 you chose.

 

Another thing is that RAM looks waaayyy over priced, and the $50 you save by going for something like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gsr or https://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00

will cover the upgrade to 780.

 

(http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2UwTY)

Current rig: i5 4670K | GTX 670 | Asus Z87I-Pro | Silverstone Strider Plus 600W | Custom mITX case | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Samsung 840 120GB | G430 | CM Storm Quickfire Pro - MX Red | LG 21.5"

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I didnt even know an i7 4771 was a thing.

Ryzen 1600@3.8ghz / 16gb 2400mhz / ASRock B350 ITX / Gigabyte RX 470 4gb / 256gb M.2 / SG13B-Q / Corsair 450w

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Why only the 770?

Somebody on another site suggested it to me. What's better?

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Somebody on another site suggested it to me. What's better?

With what other stuff yiu had, you should be able to get a 780ti instead. 

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Why would you watercool a 4771?? Get a 4770K.... to overclock... which is the whole point of water...

 

Also, you'll need at least a 780 to get much out of a tri monitor setup - only like $50 more than the 770 you chose.

 

Another thing is that RAM looks waaayyy over priced, and the $50 you save by going for something like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gsr or https://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00

will cover the upgrade to 780.

Thanks for the suggestion. Updated the main post

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With what other stuff yiu had, you should be able to get a 780ti instead. 

Okay, cool. Thanks.

 

Anybody know if it's better to get colored tubing with clear coolant instead of using clear tubing and dyed coolant?

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Anybody know if it's better to get colored tubing with clear coolant instead of using clear tubing and dyed coolant?

 

I would say coloured tubing is the easier route since there are some incompatibilities with different coolants and some loop parts such as tubing and even blocks, however different things look better depending on how the rest of the build is such as lighting and cables.

 

Also bear in mind you will need to find a different waterblock for your GPU now it has changed.

Current rig: i5 4670K | GTX 670 | Asus Z87I-Pro | Silverstone Strider Plus 600W | Custom mITX case | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Samsung 840 120GB | G430 | CM Storm Quickfire Pro - MX Red | LG 21.5"

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